Comparison of web-based genealogy software

This article compares several selected genealogy programs that run on a web server. Genealogy websites are not included.

General information

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Software Latest release License Free to use
Version Date
GeneWeb 7.0.0[1]   2020-10-30 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
Gramps Web 0.22.2[2] 2023-07-21 AGPL-3.0-or-later Yes
HuMo-genealogy 5.9[3]   2022-01-28 GPL-3.0-only Yes
PhpGedView 4.3.0[4]   2017-11-07 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) 14.0.5 2024-06-15 Proprietary No
webtrees 2.2.1[5]   2024-12-01 GPL-3.0-or-later Yes

System support

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Software Operating system Programming language Database
GeneWeb OS Independent OCaml ?
Gramps Web OS Independent [6] JavaScript, Python[6] SQLite, Postgresql[6]
HuMo-gen OS Independent [7] JavaScript, PHP[7] MySQL[7]
PhpGedView OS Independent [8] JavaScript,[8] PHP 4.3 or higher MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [9]
TNG OS Independent [10] JavaScript, PHP 5.0 or higher [10] MySQL 5.0 or higher [10]
webtrees OS Independent [11] JavaScript, PHP 7.4 or higher [11] MySQL 5.7 or higher, MariaDB, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [11]

General features

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Software Administration Family View GEDCOM Histories Individual View Mapping Notes Places Photos Recording Simple and Advanced Search Sources Video WordPress integration
GeneWeb ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes No No
Gramps Web Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] No
HuMo-genealogy Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] No
PhpGedView Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] No Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] No
TNG Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[14]
webtrees Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] No

Chart features

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Software Ancestry Chart Descendancy Chart Relationship Calculator Timeline Chart
GeneWeb Yes Yes Yes No
Gramps Web Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] No
HuMo-genealogy Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7]
PhpGedView Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12] Yes[12]
TNG Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13][16] Yes [13]
webtrees Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15]

Site administration features

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Software Backup Custom Events Duplicate Finder Merge Data Mod Manager Multiple Trees Privacy Settings Help Site Templates and Customization
GeneWeb Yes ? ? ? No Yes No ? ?
Gramps Web Yes [6] Yes [6] No No No Yes [6] Yes [6] No No
HuMo-genealogy Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [17] Yes [7]
PhpGedView Yes[18] ? No ? No Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19]
TNG Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13]
webtrees Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15]

Visitor features

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Software Anniversary Calendar Bookmarking Photo Gallery PDF Reports Relationship Finder RSS Feed User Account Registration Multilingual
Gramps Web Yes [6] No Yes [6] Yes [6] No No Yes [6] Yes [6]
HuMo-genealogy Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7] Yes [7]
PhpGedView Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19] Yes [19]
TNG Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[13] Yes[20]
webtrees Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[21] Yes[15] Yes[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Release 7.0.0". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Gramps Web frontend release page on Github". Releases · gramps-project/Gramps.js · Github. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Version 5.9". 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "PhpGedView v4.3.0". 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ https://github.com/fisharebest/webtrees/releases/tag/2.2.1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Gramps Web". Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Humogen.com - features Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "PhpGedView". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. ^ "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". www.lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "System requirements - webtrees". wiki.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Features: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!". TNG Builder. Retrieved 19 Nov 2014.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "webtrees - Feature list". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. ^ The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "HuMo-gen Help Wiki". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  18. ^ "phpgedview Administration outline doc". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Features v4.1.x - PGVWiki". wiki.phpgedview.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  20. ^ currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  21. ^ "webtrees - Add-ons". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.